How to - Cover Convertible Rear Seat Armrests

Make your rear interior quarter-panels look as good as your new upholstery

Jerry Heasley

February 3, 2012

After installing new seat covers in our ’65 convertible, we discovered that we had a mismatch with the original (and dried out) vinyl covers on the rear seat armrests. The solution was new vinyl. We had already painted the metal portion of the rear quarter trim.

Instead of messy fiberglass work to the rear panels, we simply bought new panels from a Mustang vendor. But alas, covering these fiberglass panels proved difficult and time consuming. Here’s how to do the job.